VirtualGlobetrotting

Today in History – May 2

1969 – The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.

RMS Queen Elizabeth 2

1963 – Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.

German sounding rocket launch location